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'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| Nursery World

The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

News

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

News

Sunday, September 1, 2019

| Nursery World

New research which reveals that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, while hundreds of thousands are in temporary accommodation, highlights the impact of the housing crisis on families.

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

News

Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The lives of 830,000 babies a year could be saved if new mothers around the world breastfed straight after giving birth, according to Save the Children.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| Nursery World

Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

News

Monday, March 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Some local authorities are starting to close down play areas in parks, amid concerns that they are becoming too crowded, despite Government advice on social distancing.

Common cold or Covid-19? When to test children

News

Monday, September 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidance on how to distinguish between the symptoms of a common cold and Covid-19 in children have been published by the Royal Collage of Paediatrics and Child Health.

All about… family hubs

Features

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

| Nursery World

With Children’s Centres having declined by a third since their peak of 3,600,Hannah Crown asks to what extent the new family hubs build on the legacy of Sure Start

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

News

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 1,500 paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for the Government to urgently publish a clear plan for getting all children back to school.

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

News

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

News

Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents are being urged to cut sugar out of children’s diets, following a major Government review.

Obesity ‘significantly higher’ in British Pakistani toddlers, new study suggests

News

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Research by Leeds Beckett University suggests obesity is higher in British Pakistani children compared to those from white British backgrounds.

Smoking puts nearly half a million children into poverty in the UK

News

Friday, May 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Around 400,000 children are being pushed into poverty because of their parents’ smoking habit, according to a new study.

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

News

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

| Nursery World

Supporting parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life should be viewed as a key priority and attract as much spending as the defence budget, former children’s minister Tim Loughton has said.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

News

Friday, August 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of parents say that a lack of play areas is affecting their child's health, figures suggest.

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the grounds of public health'.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

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'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

Common cold or Covid-19? When to test children

All about… family hubs

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

Obesity ‘significantly higher’ in British Pakistani toddlers, new study suggests

Smoking puts nearly half a million children into poverty in the UK

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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